Northside Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Workington, Cumberland
Northside Primary School is a primary school in Workington, Cumberland for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 1 July 2025.
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Catchment area for Northside Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Northside Road, Northside, Workington, CA14 1BD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Northside Primary School is a welcoming place.”
- “Pupils flourish in this caring and inclusive school.”
- “Staff are supportive; they encourage pupils to believe in themselves.”
To improve
- “However, this is less effective in writing.”
- “Staff do not consistently identify and address some of the key gaps that pupils have.”
- “This means that errors in some pupils’ spelling, punctuation and handwriting go unchecked.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 30% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Victoria Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Ashfield Infant & Nursery School 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Ashfield Junior School 1.1 mi Requires improvement
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Seaton Academy 1.3 mi Requires improvement